The
bass player for the band
Ben Folds Five. His
description of his place in the
band is something
like this: "I step on a
fuzzbox pedal." He also
sings harmony for the
trio, and has more
recently started to do some
songwriting.
Songs by Robert Sledge include:
- Birds (instrumental)
- For Those Of Y'All Who Wear Fanny Packs (co-written with Ben Folds and Darren Jessee)
- Prince Charming
Robert Sledge is a former member of a band called The Toxic Popsicles.
In the song "Rubber Sled" on the Fear of Pop solo album by Ben Folds, the lyrics are mainly Ben Folds screaming out "Robert Sledge..!" but it sounds like "rubber sled".